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What is Software AG Adabas, and what problem is it built to solve?

Software AG Adabas is a non-relational database used to store and process business and legacy-application data, including high-volume transactions. It is used for workloads such as batch processing and business systems in areas including finance, insurance, and healthcare.

What company sizes and industries is Software AG Adabas the best fit for?

Software AG Adabas is most strongly represented in enterprise environments, with insurance and IT services among the industries that stand out. Smaller organizations and other industries also appear in the product’s user base.
  • Enterprise organizations: The largest company-size segment represented.
  • Insurance: The most represented industry.
  • IT services: Another prominent industry segment.

Software AG Adabas Reviews (25)

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Vimal S.
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Vimal S.
Salesforce Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Originally submitted 9/16/2022
"Adabas for Mainframe Review"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

The best part of Adabas on Mainframe is the secure and fast processing of data. It handles any volume of data and is accessible to Administration. It can be integrated into any system with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

There is no such dislike for Adabas; I can only say that it's not a complete relational database, so some relational database features are missing. And it's a bit costly so that big organisations can use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Neeraj K.
NK
Neeraj K.
System Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Good for very specific usecases. Better to avoid."
2.5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

Adabas uses inverted list because of which it can perform considerably faster in some cases. Also it is compatible with COBOL,Z/OS and also with SQL which helps to get resources to work on it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

Some queries or operations may take considerably long times than a relational database like DB2 and although it is conditions with COBOL but Natural 4G is preferred language which is very niche skill to find. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arminder S.
AS
Arminder S.
Junior Functional Consultant
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Easy and convenient to use"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

It does as per the name suggest. Security that someone can't breach Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

It sometimes gets hanged but nevertheless the function is up to the bench. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Raphael  F.
RF
Raphael F.
Senior Managing Consultant
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excellent load balancing software"
5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

It is relatively easy to install and configure. It can also be used as a static image and web server, and its performance is second to none in this regard. Its interface is very active and there are many third-party modules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

The software Adabas for zIIP can save the cost of complicated load balancers, making things easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Convinient system administration"
4/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

Secured and reliable repository of control features, it does simply beyond its promises Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

compatibility limitation and sometimes latency but its imroving Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Adabas system Authorization facility"
4/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

Rigourous control features for security repository and infrastructure administration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

Limited to use by z/OS and compatible sites only Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Capital Markets
AC
Verified User in Capital Markets
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Originally submitted 11/23/2021
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Excellent features for the mainframe"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

Lower mainframe total cost and provides the low-cost alternative to increasing capacity on existing GPPs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

No cons, for now, integration with some other software could be added advantage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Services
AI
Verified User in Information Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Adabas Cluster"
5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

best sql cluster service to use for querying the DB and getting the result very quickly, and we were using it for many years Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

You need to know Natural programming language to use the database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kimberley B.
KB
Kimberley B.
Student
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Positive experience"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

I like how large volumes of data can be handled with increased flexibility and availability. It makes things easier for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

They can improve their customer service/ online presence to make it easier to get questions answered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
CA
Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Adabas - A game changer"
5/5
What do you like best about Software AG Adabas?

Adabas is a non-relational database, works with tables (referred to as files) and rows (referred to as records) as the major organizational units, which helps in good performance compared to other RDBS databases. Available on a wider range of platforms, z/OS, Linux, Unix, and Windows. It is easy to learn and to gain expert-level knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Software AG Adabas?

It is tough to find the technical documents to gain in-depth knowledge. Likewise, we see many specialized forms in other database vendors. I tried to learn the ADABAS DBA task but could not find the relevant documents to gain the knowledge. We need to have idiot-level technical papers so that many experts can be generated, and no one is marketing ADABAS enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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